The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ is a Brazilian public and free university recognized by its high quality of teaching as well as by its commitment to research. The institution has four campuses in Rio de Janeiro state: Cidade Universitária, Praia Vermelha, Macaé and Xerém. Structurally, the UFRJ comprises the Science and Culture Forum and six university centers – the Center of Health Sciences (CCS), the Center of Juridical and Economic Sciences (CCJE), the Center of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (CCMN), the Center of Philosophy and Human Sciences (CFCH), the Center of Letters and Arts (CLA), and the Center of Technology (CT). Each of the centers comprises institutes, schools, faculties and supplementary units, which includes seven museums, among which we can highlight the National Museum, eight university hospitals, and the third deepest ocean basin in the world for research on offshore oil exploration. Currently, the UFRJ offers 194 undergraduate programs in all areas, 117 master’s programs, 91 doctorate programs, 162 extension projects and 392 sensu lato graduate courses. It has a student body of ~41,000 undergraduate students, 6,300 master’s students, 5,900 doctorate students; a staff of 5,300 professors and researchers, and 9,150 technical-administrative employees. UFRJ is the largest federal university of Brazil.

里约热内卢联邦大学(UFRJ)是一所巴西公立免费大学，以其高质量教学和对科研的承诺而闻名。该校在里约热内卢州拥有四个校区：Cidade Universitária、Praia Vermelha、Macaé和 Xerém。在结构上，UFRJ 包括科学与文化论坛及六个大学中心——健康科学中心(CCS)、法学与经济科学中心(CCJE)、数学与自然科学中心(CCMN)、哲学与人文科学中心(CFCH)、文学与艺术中心(CLA)以及技术中心(CT)。每个中心都包括研究所、学院、学院和附属单位，其中包括七个博物馆，其中我们可以重点介绍国家博物馆、八所大学医院，以及世界第三深的海洋盆地，用于海上石油勘探研究。目前，UFRJ 开设 194 个各专业本科专业，117 个硕士项目，91 个博士项目，162 个延伸项目和 392 个文科研究生课程。现有学生约 41,000 名本科生，6,300 名硕士生，5,900 名博士生;拥有 5,300 名教授和研究人员，以及 9,150 名技术-行政员工。UFRJ 是巴西最大的联邦大学。